Keep the utilities in your name during this period.

I am working on analyzing properties to get my math better and want to know what everyone on BP uses to estimate utilities and also rent for an area!

Can we turn off the utilities?

I hired an environment surveyor to do some of the due diligence you talked about --soil/perc test, drainage, utility, fire requirements, required setbacks, conceptual site plan, etc.For now, I am doing it by stages.

As seen in the report, I am charging utility outside of water and garbage to the tenants and about a 7% average for vacancy, maintenance and cap X with a 25 allocation each month as extra.

I would utilize the $100,000 for a down payment of an apartment complex that I have been eyeing to come on to the market; it has 30 doors & a laundry matt. 

Given property management, capex, maintenance, utilities, accounting, etc are expected to be the same between units and are a large portion of the overheard.

If you plan to close in an LLC, you definitely will not be able to utilize a first time homebuyer program or a low down payment (FHA, Conventional, VA, USDA) loan. 

I'm thinking of renting it at 1100 with all utilities included.

Is there anything else we can do to utilize the extra land and make the property more appealing to short term renters?